Museum · Saint-Nectaire · Puy-de-Dôme

Fontaines Pétrifiantes

You can find Fontaines Pétrifiantes, a museum, in Saint-Nectaire. 11 more places to visit are within 5 km. Around it, Château de Murol (3.7 km) comes first on our list.

Where

In Saint-Nectaire

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Museum in Saint-Nectaire

In Saint-Nectaire

Fontaines Pétrifiantes is in the commune of Saint-Nectaire, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Picking your season

May to September are the warmest in Saint-Nectaire, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C.

Jan6° / -1°84 mm

Feb7° / -2°76 mm

Mar11° / 1°72 mm

Apr13° / 3°86 mm

May18° / 6°89 mm

Jun21° / 10°93 mm

Jul24° / 12°87 mm

Aug24° / 11°81 mm

Sep20° / 8°83 mm

Oct15° / 6°82 mm

Nov10° / 2°99 mm

Dec7° / -1°94 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Nectaire, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Gelles station, 24 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Nectaire’s full climate →

About

Fontaines Pétrifiantes

Museum.

Fontaines Pétrifiantes is in Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme.

Type: Museum
Commune: Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme
Official site: fontaines-petrifiantes.fr

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

Hours09:30–19:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where Fontaines Pétrifiantes is

Spot Fontaines Pétrifiantes in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Romagnat tops the 8 for size, at 7,894 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Nectaire

822 people

2 · 9.1 km north of it

Aydat

2,574 people

3 · 15 km north of it

Saint-Genès-Champanelle

4,066 people

4 · 17 km northeast of it

Veyre-Monton

3,721 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fontaines Pétrifiantes is	People
Saint-Nectaire	It’s in this commune	822
Aydat	9.1 km north of it	2,574
Saint-Genès-Champanelle	15 km north of it	4,066
Veyre-Monton	17 km northeast of it	3,721
La Roche-Blanche	17 km northeast of it	3,311
Romagnat	18 km northeast of it	7,894
Ceyrat	18 km north of it	6,592
Les Martres-de-Veyre	19 km northeast of it	3,826

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Also close at hand are 2 attractions, 2 churches and 2 châteaux, among 56 within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionChâteau de Murol3.7 km west, in Murol 2ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nectaire de Saint-Nectaire600 m north, in Saint-Nectaire 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Randol9.2 km northeast, in Cournols 4ChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin12 km northeast, in Saint-Saturnin 5MuseumMuseumGrottes du Mont Cornadore600 m north, in Saint-Nectaire 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Diéry4.3 km southeast, in Saint-Diéry 7AttractionAttractionGrottes de Jonas4.5 km south, in Saint-Pierre-Colamine 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Saturnin11 km northeast, in Saint-Saturnin

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Fontaines Pétrifiantes: what to know

Where is Fontaines Pétrifiantes?

Fontaines Pétrifiantes is in Saint-Nectaire, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Fontaines Pétrifiantes?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Fontaines Pétrifiantes?

May to September are the warmest months in Saint-Nectaire, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fontaines Pétrifiantes?

Within 15 km: Château de Murol (3.7 km), Église Saint-Nectaire de Saint-Nectaire (600 m), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Randol (9.2 km) and Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin (12 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.